“We see all too many of these. Last year I think we indicted about 175 cases like this. So it’s a pretty steady stream of cases. The reality is it’s been a steady stream for the last 10 years.

The guns were handguns, and the ammo was from a shotgun. The Obama administration is calling for a tightening of gun laws to restrict access to assault weapons and high-volume ammo clips. Opponents counter that would do little to restrict the most common weapons used in crimes, handguns.